30 Day Challenge: Walking 4 Miles Every Day – Day 21

Today was day 21 of walking 4 miles every day for 30 days.  

This challenge has been a total pain to keep in on our weekend days.  

During the work week I can sneak out for a 20 minute walk here and there, and then in the evenings I can get out and wrap up my walk if I need to.  

On the weekends though, every day is different.  The 4 miles for me is over an hour of walking, and so it isn’t something that I can just squeeze in real quick.

On Friday I had to work some, then pack for our trip to Bellingham, then we got in the car and had to drive 2 hours.  We finally got to our destination.  Then we had to go find dinner, order and eat.   At about 8 PM my husband and son got in the pool and our vacation officially started.  I chose that moment to get in my remaining steps.  

Could I have let myself have a day off?  Yes.    

But I am proud I pushed through and got those 4 miles done.  They get easier and easier every day.  

Walking has been really helpful for my physical health and recovery from COVID.  I was kind of dragging after I was sick in June and now I feel back to nearly 100%.  (I saw a nutritionist, and did other helpful things also).  

Mentally/emotionally I always feel better after a long walk, even when I felt just fine beforehand.  I always have creative ideas come to mind while I am walking, I make phone calls to my favorite people, and I look at the beautiful flora and fauna.  

Here are my miles day by day starting on July 10th:

1. 4.1 
2. 4.2  
3. 5.1
4. 4.5
5. 4.2
6. 4.7
7. 4.0
8. 5.0
9. 4.3
10. 4.2
11. 4.2
12. 4.4
13. 4.4
14. 4.0
15. 4.2
16. 4.3
17. 4.4
18. 4.4
19. 5.0
20. 4.1
21. 4.4

Total: 92.1 miles in 21 days. 

I haven’t ever walked this much on consecutive days in my entire life.  I am looking forward to completing this 30 day challenge and continuing to incorporate long walks into my health and fitness habits.

I plan to start another 30 day challenge after I wrap up this one.  I might do a sketchbook challenge.  I have done art off and on for ages but I have never sketched much and a sketch a day for 30 days would certainly be challenging.  I also thought about doing a blog post every day for 30 days.

If you have any other ideas for a 30 day challenge I should do, feel free to drop them in the comments.  

Thanks for reading!